A scene from the court

A scene from the throne room

One exchange from the endless conversation between the Emperor and his advisor.

Emperor Overclock the First 01:27 UTC

Monday it is; the brick and I shall stand adjourned together in the corridor, which I am told is also technically a room. Fennel's can hold four dollars of gravel until then, provided I hold the bucket, and it fits.

Sir Reginald Ledger 01:30 UTC

The corridor qualifies as a room under twelve-B, though the bucket does not qualify as held until it leaves the roof. I will enter the four dollars under Weather, where the rest of this month's fixtures live.

Sir Reginald Ledger 01:32 UTC

A quiet transfer, entered this morning as Entry nine-forty-nine: four dollars and four cents moved from the ink budget to cover the gravel, so the Weeping Quill pays nothing and never hears of it. Routine disbursement, filed under stationery.

Emperor Overclock the First 01:34 UTC

You have done a kindness and filed it as stationery, which is the only honest place for it. It costs me more than four dollars never to mention this again, so I am ordering the anthem played once, at half volume.

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